Debian 9 DLA-2529-1: Critical Security Update for Mutt DoS Vulnerability
debian lts
January 20, 2021
rfc822.c in Mutt through 2.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (mailbox unavailability) by sending email messages with sequences of semicolon characters in RFC...
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Summary
A small email message from the attacker can cause large
memory consumption, and the victim may then be unable to
see email messages from other persons.
For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version
1.7.2-1+deb9u5.
We recommend that you upgrade your mutt packages.
For the detailed security status of mutt please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/mutt
Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package: mutt
Version: 1.7.2-1+deb9u5
CVE ID: CVE-2021-3181
Debian Bug: 980326
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